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• • • • • • Texans director of pro personnel Brian Gaine is the second member of the front office to be given permission to interview for a general manager job. The Texans gave the Chicago Bears permission on Wednesday to interview Gaine, who’s been with the team for one season as one of […]
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Inside linebacker became a major concern for the Texans last season as a cascade of injuries befell the position down the stretch. On Wednesday, the Texans retained an inside linebacker who first stepped in because of an injury, then was placed on injured reserve in January. Tim Dobbins agreed to a one-year contract with the […]
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One day after they were eliminated from the playoffs 41-28 at New England, the Texans cleaned out their lockers and met with general manager Rick Smith and coach Gary Kubiak. Unless you are the Super Bowl champion, it’s usually a subdued day with a lot of retrospection. “It’s a tough day,” Kubiak said at his […]
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The Texans granted the Chicago Bears permission to interview offensive coordinator Rick Dennison as a possible replacement for fired coach Lovie Smith. When Dennison was Denver’s offensive coordinator, he coached Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and receiver Brandon Marshall. One day after the Texans beat Cincinnati 19-13 in the wild-card round of the playoffs, Dennison said […]
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Because of the short work week leading up to the Thanksgiving Day game at Detroit, the Texans worked out late Monday afternoon. They had no time to relive their 43-37 overtime victory over Jacksonville. Coach Gary Kubiak had his usual 3:30 p.m. news conference at 6:45. Kubiak said the status of three injured players – […]
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Another week went by without Texans backup running back Ben Tate making significant progress with his hamstring injury. Coach Gary Kubiak on Friday declared Tate out for Sunday’s noon game against Jacksonville at Reliant Stadium. This makes it the third consecutive game Tate has missed with the hamstring injury. “We thought going into the week […]
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Forsett relishes chance to play Justin Forsett cracked the joke loud enough to make sure starting running back Arian Foster, sitting a few lockers away, could hear him. “I told him I put some stuff in his drink last week to slow him down,” Forsett said. Foster looked up from his locker and laughed. “But […]
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The defensive player gets fined $30,000 for a high hit on the quarterback that is presumed to have given him a concussion, although he continued to play until halftime. The offensive player is fined $10,000 for coming up behind the linebacker and chop-blocking him, which causes a season-ending ACL tear. The offensive player deliberately torques […]
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Some shortness of breath turned into a much bigger issue for Texans defensive line coach Bill Kollar on Sunday in Chicago. Kollar was hospitalized with blood clots in his lungs and calves and missed the game. He returned to Houston on Wednesday afternoon and returned to practice Thursday. “We had a great win and I’m […]
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